Chuck



March 2, 1954 I c, OSBORN 2,670,963

CHUCK Filed Nov. 2, 1950 2 Sweets-Sheet 1 'l0 I4 43 15 20 l7 l2 3| 39 28 2 26 3a 35 37 I6 I V i II I I x36 216 4| \40 22 M8 M9 INVENTOR LEONARD C. OSBORN ATTORNEY L. C. OSBORN March 2, 1954 CHUCK 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 2, 1950 INVENTOR v LEONARD c. OSBORN ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 2, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE c Leonard G. Osborn, Salt Lake-City,, U.tah.

ApplicationNovember 2, 1950", SeriaYNo. 193 573 9 Claims" (01.2.79-53) invention: relates to chucks: and more particularly to-a; chuck to be attached toa vibramachine or the like to grasp a" toolor an object to-be'worked upon.

An; outstanding: object: of: this invention is the provisionbf a chuck which: may be attached: as tQ thBDOWGITShafiZOE a. vibratory; rotary, or reciprocatoryl machi'n'eaandi which chuckrmay grasp securely such articles as. a. stud to be loosened,

' one; tooitobeactuated.

A further: object of thepresent invention involves the: provision: of a practical and reliable collet assemblywhichi is suited for power operation to: grasp an. article: and transmit force to the same; r V y 7 Another. object;v of. this invention is the provision; of an: adapter to be-attached to a handle; the power shaft of'a. vibratory machine, 'orthe like,. for holding. a colleti assembly-in a novel manner. v

In further object. of the present invention is the provision ofa chuck which is very :simple and rugged of construction and which is easily produced employing readily available materials;

Another object: of the invention is thepro' vision of an: unusually effective heavy-duty. chuck which is inexpensive tomanufactureand extremely easyJto-use. v r

' A stillfurtherobject-of the present invention is. the provision of a chuck that is particularly us'efuli for; attachment to the power shaft .of a machine to1 'graspthe end of a stud which is to be mm'oved; theohuck of'the invention being of a; construction: permitting quick grasping and quick: loosening such as when a great number ofxstuds are to he removed. 7 f -W-itl'u theseand' other objects in View, as will beapparent to those skilled in the art, the invention resides in the parts and their combinatiomsetforth inthe specification and covered by. the claims appended hereto; The character of: the invention, however, may be best understood by reference tocer-tain-of its structural forms; as illustrated *by the accompanyingdrawingsimwhich:

; fiignreliszazsidefviewof a chuck constructed in- ,a.ccordance:' with; thepresent invention, with portions oflthe; cut away to: show the in ternal: structures; 7

Eigure 2 isiaaperspectiveview of'a collet; forming aportion ofithechuck in Figure: I; figure. 3 is an. perspective view of -a cam sleeve fm'rthe mallet-.5 v a i r v Eignre 4a a: perspectiveview' of a nutter the oniletshanis; I

2c Figure. 5'is:a perspective view of anadapter of the'chuck; and, Figure 6': is: a side: view of a" modified form of chuck also constructedin accordance with the present: invention; portions, being broken away to show the internal structure.

Like .reference characters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

'As'jconductive toa clearer understanding of certain features of the present: invention it'may be noted; at this pointthat downnthrough the years a great many chucks have been developed, most ofzthem involvinga. set of opposed gripping jaws which are actuated toward and away from one another" by cams, screwsgior the like. Most of the chucks were conceivedrrforuse in attaching; a tool, saya" drill; to the'p'ower shaft of'a rotary machine; illustratively a drill press. For that reason, many unusual structures were developed, but certain of these chucks. are Susceptible' to becoming loose as under vibration andwhile afpositive' gripping action of the chuck still; is: desired; Fon'instanc'e, in construction or demolition work it isacommon to have to remove-studs'which are embedded for the greater portion-ofitheir lengths in concrete; this for ex-Y ample is done"by"attaching a powerfulrotary machine, usually portable, to the protruding end and unscrewing'it-fromthe concrete. A similar approach is followed in removing studs from thecylinder-block of :an engine such as where the studs have'rusted fast over the years' The removal of studs as' under the conditions just mentioned- 'is often expedited by employing a vibrating machine, but heretofore the vibrations chine; although portable, is sometimes heavy enough to require that it be held in both hands,

whereupon the tightening of the chuck proves difficult for one man. Of course, the falling side'- ways: of the machine While the operator is attempting to tighten the chuck with a key could result in bending of the studor the machine; power'shaft e Thachucle of -the present invention overcomes" the above-recited and numerous other shortcomings of previously known devices, as will be evident as the description progresses.

Referring first to Figure 1 which best shows the general arrangement and construction of a preferred embodiment of the invention, the chuck, generally designated Ill, comprises a collet II within a cam sleeve i2 and in operative relationship with a nut [3. The collet H, the cam sleeve [2, and the nut 13 are included in a collet assembly, generally designated i5. The collet assembly I5 is shown held in an adapter [4.

Figure 2 best shows the structure of collet H. The collet II is formed with a frusto-conical head IS, the smaller extremity of which merges into a generally elongated cylindrical shank H. The intermediate portion of the shank is provided with threads [8. The free end IQ of the shank being of the diameter of the root of the thread, while the portion 20 between the threads I8 and the head [6 is of the diameter of the crest of the threads. The head 16 and a portion of the shank I! are provided with two slots 2| each of which bisects the collet and which are at right angles to each other. An axial bore 22 having an enlarged portion 42 runs the length of the collet and a threaded counter-sunk bore 23 enters the head 16 and extends axially for the major portion of its extent. The portion 20 of the shank between the threads l8 and the head I6 is provided with a shallow longitudinal recess 24.

Figure 3 best shows the structure of the cam sleeve 12. The sleeve is of a generally elongated right-cylindrical shape of hexagonal cross-section. It is provided with an axial bore 25 having a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the portion 20 of the shank of the collet I l. A frusto-conical bore 26 enters one end of the sleeve and extends within the sleeve a considerable distance, merging at its small end with the bore 25. The end of the sleeve from which the bore 26 enters is beveled at 21 in the same manner as is common with the external sides of nuts, while the other end of the sleeve isformed with a washer face 28, as is also common with machine nuts. The sleeve I2 is further provided in its intermediate portion with a threaded'set-screw aperture 3| running through the sleeve into the bore 25. I

Figure 4 best shows the nut l3 which forms part of the collet assembly. For the most part it is a common machine nut having a threaded bore 32 such as will thread onto the threads I8 on the shank of the collet II. It has a hexagonal outer surface of the same size in cross section as the outer surface of sleeve 12. That portion of the nut which abuts the adjacent end of sleeve l2 advantageously is in the form of a narrow annular ring 13a which introduces only a small amount of friction between itself and the sleeve I2, thus to promote ease of relative rotation between the sleeve and nut.

Figure 5 best illustrates the form and structure of the adapter 14. It is of a generally rightcircular cylindrical form and is provided with an axial recess 33 entering one end of the adapter. The sides of the recess are provided for most of its length with a number of serrations 34 which give the cross-section of the recess a star-like appearance. The recess has preferably twelve such serrations after the manner of a socket wrench and the recess size and shape is such as to admit the hexagonal sleeve I 2 and the nut l3 slidably, but non-rotatably. The other end of the adapter is provided with a neck 35, the outer end of which has a re-entrant axial bore 36 and a pin hole 3! entering the bore at right angles to the latter. The bore 36 conveniently is of the same diameter as the power shaft of the vibratory machine or other shaft or handle means with which the invention is to be practiced. A threaded bore 38 enters the back wall of the recess 33 and extends axially a short distance into the neck 35.

Returning again to Figure 1, it will be seen that the collet assembly I5 is made up with the shank I! of the collet ll extending through the bore 25 of the sleeve 12 with the head i 6 of the collet resting against the conical surface of the recess 26 of the sleeve. A set screw 39 is threaded into the set-screw aperture 3| as with a reduced end 40 extending into the recess 24 in the shank of the collet. The nut 13 is threaded onto the shank of the collet. The collet assembly [5 is shown resting in the recess 33 of the adapter M with the hexagonal surfaces of the sleeve l2 and the nut l3 mating slidably but non-rotatably with the surface of the recess. A thin, elongated bolt 4| extends through the bore 22 in the collet with its head remaining in the enlarged portion 42 of the bore; the other end of the bolt is threaded into the threaded bore wall 38 at the back of the adapter. A coil spring 43 in the recess 33 is normally compressed between the back of the recess and the nut 13, thus biasing the collet assembly i5 in favor of movement out of the recess 33'. The bolt 4 I, however, is so proportioned in length that the collet assembly is permitted to leave the recess only to the extent necessary to free the sleeve (2 of the non-rotative restriction of the serrations 34 in the sides of the recess.

When used with a rotative machine for pulling studs, the device of the invention illustratively serves in the following manner. The power shaft of the machine is inserted in the bore 36 in the neck of the adapter and is locked therein by the insertion of a pin (not shown) into the pin hole 31 and into a matching aperture in the power shaft. The threaded bore 23 in the collet I l is of a size and preferably is so threaded as to fit onto the threaded end of the stud being acted upon. The machine and the chuck are placed over the stud and no pressure is placed on the chuck to compress the spring 43; the sleeve [2 is then entirely free of the adapter, but the nut [3 remains within the adapter. When the machine is actuated, the power shaft and the chuck turn and the stud threads into the bore 23 in the collet. When the stud has threaded to the back of the bore 23, it can go no farther and the collet is held from turning. When the collet remains fixed with respect to the article to be grasped, the sleeve l2 also remains so fixed and vice versa, because the collet and sleeve are keyed together by the set screw 39 and the recess 24. If the article to be grasped is not fixed, as is in the case of a tool or the like, the collet and sleeve are held as by placing a wrench over the hexagonal surface of the sleeve. In any case, the article to be grasped, the collet and the sleeve illustrativel'y' are held fixed while the adapter and the nut l3 rotate with the power shaft of the machine. This relative rotation of the nut and the collet causes the nut to move along the shank of the collet and to press against the sleeve I2. The sleeve is free to move longitudinally but not rotatably with respect to the collet and proceeds to do so. The

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ftustoeconicalihcadi- [months colletxispullediint the recess: in the sleeve, the. head; being: tims compressed-radially. Theslots :21: allcwlfiie head to; be: compressed. resiliently and"; the; threaded faces; of the horse 2.3 -grasp.-- the article firmly. The machine. is then. stopped? and: axial pressure brought; to. bear on. the. machmc: compresses. the spring 43 and? allowsthe sleeveis! to.- entcnthe adapter,- whercumn=the-nut:v slecveiare locked against relative=rotation.-. The collet andith'e stud being grasped are also lockedbecause oifthestramend-nu frictiom forces. set-um between. the elements. Then:themachine may bersetlinzmotion mxbring'aboutrthedesired movementof the article grasped: In. the case-offaTmzen! the machine. illustratively. afiords: vibration to: assist unscrewing-thastudz 'Ihis.=vibration: cannot im pair: the gripioffthe collehom thesstud; for the sleeve: i2? and the: nut ii are positively inter locked by: adapter [:43 to prevent alteration of tln=.=.grip-.v Thecolleticanlbeireed ol the stud by removing. the axial pressure so. that spring 43 ejectssleeve ll from the-adapter; with nut fi res mainmgengaged: with thelatter, and by rotating the'asleeve relative tothe nut as by: means-- or a wrench: applied .to the outen surfaceiofthe sleeve: This rotation causcsthe-adaptcr ll to loosen the nut. Hit and: permits the. head of the collet to expand to release: the stud. The. use of the low friction? ring |3a1betweenithe sleeve andnut. such asorsthe nut, lends ease-of rotation ofthe sleeve as with the wrench.

Referring; now toFigura 6;. wherein lsshown a modified; form of. chuck; constructed iin accord ance' with the inventionr the chuck,, generally designated 44",. comprises;aicollettassembiy- 45 and an. adapter 4&2 The: collet. assembly comprises acollettt, a cam;-sleev.e= 4:1, and: a: nut 48:. The collet 45-: conveniently. is' the same as collet: l l' shown in Figure 2;. except thatthe: axialbore 22 isnot: necessary. in: thisacases. The cam sleeve T is similar'tm the sleeve t2: shown:- in. Figure 3 andiused inthe modification represented inBi'gure 1,, except-thattwrr opposite flats oi thehenagnnal: surface are provided: in the centrah portibn: with short pinsv 29". and: threaded apertures 30: The'nnt- 48'- is; exactly the same. as: the nut k310i Figure-4.: The adapter kfi-isisimilar tolthe adapter M shownv Figure 5; except that thc threaded bore 38 is;not necessary: As in; the modification of: Figure l, the: collet: carries the sleeve 45!: and. the two are held? together by the nut 48. keyedagainst relative rotation by a The collet assembly 45 is held in theadaptcr 49'. and isbiased outwardly by a coil spring 50. However, an entirely d'ifiererent means isused to-limit the movement of the collct assembly outwardlyqof adapter-48: In place of theibolt usegl in the modificatiomor Figure: 1,, the present modification; is: provided"; with airing 5|; rotatably carried; onthe neck: of the adapter by means of roller bearings 52;. Welded or otherwise attached to diametrically opposite portions of the ring are arms 53. These arms extend along the surface of the adapter and are bent inwardly to the surfaces of the cam sleeve 41 which are provided with the pins 29 and the threaded apertures 30. The portions of the arms 53 which lie along the sleeve are provided with longitudinal slots 54 within which the pins 29 are enclosed. The arms are held against the surfaces of the sleeve by bolts 55 which reside in the threaded apertures 30 and have large, broad heads which bear against the surfaces of the arms adjacent to the slots. The arms and theirz slots; are oil such asizeand: areso situated as to: allow this collet: assembly. to; slide: freely from; at position where: the sleeve iswholly; out?- side the-adapter. tola position whereithe'sleeveais well. within; the. adapter; Becausethe ring: is rotatably; disposed on the; neck; ofi the adapter, the ringiandtheaarms are freer-tozrotate with the collctassembly with respect to the adapter. The use of; thismodification illustrativelyis thewsame as; has been. described. above connection" with thee chuck shown. in Figure 1,.

'As many: possible embodiments may be made ofthis invention andJas many changes may" be madeiimthe. embodiments hereinbefore. setiiorth, iinwilli. brrunderstoods that all matter described herein; is :to: bee interpreted: as illustrative and not a; limitation.

Embodiments of the invention having thus beam described, what-isclaimedas: new and de siredat'o secure byLetters Patent is:

1;. it chuck, comprising a;co11ethaving a shank andjaws; at: one end. of. said shanle, cam means ion-sliding in. opposite, directions onv saidl shank respectively: to. urge 1 said jaws: closed and to re.- lcase the same: in. favor of opening,- rotatable means fcr-moving-said cammeanszin one directicn and said collet-in the opposite direction for said' cammeans to-close saidjaws by. thrustapplication and: for relieving said; cam means to open-.saidijaws; andlmeans engaging. said. rotatablezmeansfor setting the same to position corresponding: to desired position;- of said collet: jaws andior. locking said? rotatable means and said cam; meansxtogethcr' for rotationin. unison with said: collet in both directions. of: rotation to maintain: a. closed. setting of said. colletajaws,

2. A chuck, comprisinga collet'havinga shank and. iawsa at one'endv of said: shank, cam means on; said shankiforrelative; movement in opposite directions: longitudinally thereof: respectively to urge. saidsjaws closed" andtozreleasethe samein favor; of; opening, rotatable mean-s threaded: on saith colietshaznk toapply and: releascthruststo saith can'rmea-ns: thus. to; achieve the. opening. and closing of said: collet'j aws, and rotary adapter meansaforsettingsaid rotatable means topositionzcorrespcnding. to: desired-s position; ofi said collet:- jaws and for locking: said; rotatable means and. said cam means together for rotation in unison; with. said. collet, both; directions. of: rotae ticnto; maintainv a; closed setting of said collet jawsa 3; A chuck", comprising an. adapter; having a nan-:circular axial recess'therein, a nutxslidably and: nonsrostat'ably. disposed; in. the recess 01. said adapter-and: having: a threaded: axial boretherethrougln. a: sleeve, of such. a. cross sectional shape asmo;slidc-nonerotatably within the recess and having: anzaxial; bore at least a: portion; on which has aiconicali surface; a collet having a conical headiand; at tlireadedshank. so situated. that the conical head. off the collet; restsagainstthcconi carportion-ofithe sleeveand said threaded shank of the collet is engaged with the threaded bore of the nut, the head of the collet being suited to grasp an article, the collet, sleeve, and nut forming an assembly, means resiliently biasing said assembly outwardly of the recess, and means limiting the movement of the sleeve in said assembly to outside the recess so that the nut resides in said recess.

4. A chuck, comprising an adapter having a non-circular axial recess, a nut slidably and nonrotatably disposed in said recess and having a threaded axial bore therethrough, a sleeve having the same cross-sectional size and shape as said nut and having a bore at least a portion of which has a conical surface, a collet having a split conical head and a threaded shank, the collet, sleeve, and nut forming a collet assembly with the conical head of the collet lying within the conical portion of the bore in the sleeve and the threaded shank of the collet engaging the threaded bore of the nut, the collet assembly being resiliently biased outwardly of the recess, and means limiting the movement of the sleeve in said assembly to outside said recess so that the nut resides in said recess.

5. A chuck, comprising an adapter having a non-circular recess therein, a nut slidably and non-rotatably disposed in the recess of said adapter and having a threaded axial bore therethrough, a sleeve of such cross-sectional shape as to slide non-rotatably within the recess and having an axial bore at least a portion of which has a conical surface, a collet having a conical head and a threaded shank so situated that the conical head of the collet rests against the conical portion of the sleeve and said threaded shank of the collet is engaged with the threaded bore of the nut, the head of the collet being suited to grasp an article, the collet, sleeve and nut.

forming an assembly, a spring in said adapter recess resiliently biasing said assembly outward of the adapter, and means limiting the movement of the collet assembly to outside said recess to a position where the sleeve is rotatably free of said adapter and said nut is engaged within the recess, the collet assembly being capable of being moved against the action of said biasing spring to a position where the nut and sleeve are engaged within said recess.

6. A chuck, comprising a collet having a split and axially countersunk conical head and a threaded shank, a nut having a threaded bore therethrough, a sleeve having a bore at least a portion of which has a conical surface, the collet, sleeve, and nut forming a collet assembly with the conical head of the collet lying within the conical portion of the bore in the sleeve and the threaded shank of the collet engaging the threaded bore of the nut, an adapter having an axial recess for receiving the sleeve and nut slidably but non-rotatably, a spring in said adapter recess biasing the collet assembly outwardly of the adapter and means limiting the movement of the collet assembly outwardly of the recess.

7. A chuck comprising a collet having a split and axially recessed conical head, a threaded shank, and an axial bore running from the recess completely through the shank, a nut having a threaded axial bore therethrough, a sleeve having a bore at least a portion of which has a conical surface, the collet, sleeve, and nut forming a collet assembly with the conical head of the collet lying within the conical portion of the bore in the sleeve and the threaded shank of the collet engaging the threaded bore of the nut,

8 an adapter having an axial recess receiving the sleeve and nut slidably but non-rotatably, the back wall of said recess having a threaded bore wall, a spring biasing the collet assembly outwardly of the recess, an elongated bolt having its head residing in the recess in the collet, and its body passing through the axial bore of the collet and threaded into the threaded bore wall in the back wall of the recess in the adapter, said bolt limiting the movement of the collet assembly outwardly of the recess.

8. A chuck, comprising a collet having a split and axially recessed conical head and a threaded shank, a nut having a threaded bore therethrough, a sleeve having a bore at least a portion of which has a conical surface, the collet, sleeve, and nut forming a collet assembly with the com-'- cal head of the collet lying within the conical portion of the bore in the sleeve and the threaded shank of the collet engaging the threaded bore of the nut, an adapter having a reduced neck portion at one end and having at the other end an axial recess receiving the sleeve and nut slidably but non-rotatably, a spring biasing the collet assembly outwardly of the-recess, a ring rotatably mounted on the reduced neck portion of the adapter, arms carried by said ring and attached to the sleeve, the attachment of the arms to the sleeve being effected by bolts in said sleeve and through elongated slots in said arms for limiting the movement of the collet assembly outwardly of the recess.

9. A chuck, comprising a collet having a shank and jaws at one end of said shank, cam means for sliding in opposite directions on said shank respectively to urge said jaws closed and to release the same in favor of opening, rotatable means for moving said cam means in one direction and said collet in the opposite direction for said cam means to close said jaws by thrust application and for relieving said cam means to open said jaws, means engaging said rotatable means for setting the same to position corresponding to desired position of said collet jaws and movable for locking said rotatable means and said cam means together for rotation in unison with said collet in both directions of rotation to maintain a closed setting of said collet jaws, and means for biasing said setting and locking means to the setting position wherein said rotatable means is engaged by the same and said cam means is excluded from the engagement.

LEONARD C. OSBORN.

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